MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
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Portrait of Roki Sasaki
Roki Sasaki
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Jacob Lopez wins 1 (ERA); Roki Sasaki wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
90.3
Roki Sasaki
97.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
11.1%
Roki Sasaki
14.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Roki Sasaki
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
27.3%
Roki Sasaki
33.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
31.5%
Roki Sasaki
42.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
6.9%
Roki Sasaki
9.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
.295
Roki Sasaki
.318
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Jacob Lopez
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.65
Roki Sasaki
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.23
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Lopez
1.132.04
now 1.84
1.42
Roki Sasaki
1.132.04
now 1.35
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
4070
now 38
0
Roki Sasaki
4070
now 50
0
Winshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Roki Sasaki
.0005.60
now 3
0–0

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.73
Hold · leans sellRoki Sasaki — hold.conf 0.60
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